Anniversary

I have been WW one year!

I have lost 3 stone 9.5lb. Still a little way from goal but the anniversary makes me think back to last year and how far I have come.

The warm weather over the last few days is a prime example. Last year I hated the heat, I hated summer clothes as they exposed pale wobbly flesh. I hated skirts as my thighs would chafe. I hated summer shoes as they inevitably rubbed my feet raw. So more often than not I would wear a slightly cooler version of my winter clothes.

This year I was delighted when the mercury soared as it was a chance to ditch jackets and trousers and wear some of the new clothes I had bought. I wore a dress to work yesterday for the first time in years and I felt good! My thighs didn't chafe, my flesh is still pale (no help for that I have never tanned in my life and I can never fake tan evenly) but at least it doesn't wobble too much.

I still have to be careful with shoes but I think much of the problem was that I had so much weight bearing down on my size 5s. If you think about how much extra pressure per square inch that must have been it's no wonder really that many shoes would rub.

More often than not these days I feel confident in my clothes and good about myself. Still having to slap on the factor 30 though - some things don't change!

Measurements change:
Waist: -24cm
Hips: -22cm
Bust: -16cm
Thighs: -10cm (each)
Arms: -1.5cm (each)
Dress size: was 18 (bottom) 22 (top). Now 12 (bottom) 14-16 (top)